that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
no, not like that (but like this)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
no matter how much time passes
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to assemble; to gather
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
fortune-telling; divination
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to join forces; to cooperate
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to gather; to collect; to assemble